Seal-fastening.



G. K. JESSUP. SEAL ASTENNG. APPLICATION FILED AUG. a, 1912.

Patented Mar. M, MS.

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UNITED sra'r s l rar GEORGE K. JESSUP, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOB T0 '.IHQEAS E. MU 1. 'A

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-Specicaton o t Letters Patent. Applietion led August 8, 1912. Serial No. 714,007.

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York, in the county lof New York and State. `5 of New York, have invented a certain new and useful niprovement in Seal-Fastenings,

. of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to a seal fastening, av casing and a shackle having arms entering said casing;

and consists. in the construction, hereinafter set forth, whereby the shackle after insertion becomes lockedin said casing so that it cannot be removed without mutilation of the device and consequent revelation of tampering therewith.

In the accompanying drawings-Figure 1 is a sectional view of my seal fastening,

the parts in position for engagethe plate F parts engaged. Fig. 3 shows Fig. 4 is a separately and in perspective.

v sectional view of the parts engaged, on the line m, of Fig. 2. Fig. shows the body 25.' portion and Fig.

' separately and in perspective.

6 the cover of the casing Similar parts.

The casing, preferably of metal,`comprises letters of reference'-indicate like the flanged cover A and body piece B, Fig.

5. The cover A receives the body piece B, and is provided with holes C for the reception of the shackle D, said holes registering .with notches E in body piece B, when said parts are put together, as

hereinafter explained. F, Fig. 3, is a disk-shaped plate, also preferably of metal, of suitable size to fit snugly in body piece B of the casing. Said plate F has four slitsmade in it, as

shown in Fig. 3, so that portions of it may be bent outwardly to produce partitions G, H, I, J, forming two channels. Near the lower ends of the partitions are openings K, and above said openings on the outer sides depressions or grooves L are made. Within the casing are two loose springs M and N, of wire and in loop form, each having at its middle portion a turn O. In each arm of the shackle D is an openin P.

n assembling the device, the plate F is placed in the body piece B of the casing, and the ends of the springs M, N are inserted in the upper portions of the grooves L, as

' The cover A is then apvshackle to the plate F,

'plied to the body piece B, and the edge oi" through the holes C and notches Einto the channelsformed by the partitions G, H, I, J, and is pushed downwardly in said channels so that its extremities strike the springs M, N and carry them downward, the ends of ythe springs sliding in grooves L, until said ends enter the holes K in said partitions andv also the holes P in the arms of the shackle and overlap one another, as shown at Q, thus actin as latches to lock said shackle in place, as s own in Fig. 2. s

It will be apparent that after engagement as described, the springs M, N lock the while the shackle itself by its passa e through the holes C locks said plate tot e cover A of the casing.' The cover and body piece cannot be separated without mutilating the nurling, which of itself reveals any tampering with the de- Furthermore, the openings R in the plate made b bending outwardly the parti- Iii J, are to'be ot such width as that, after cover A is removed, any tool inserted in the springs M, N and operated to separate the overlapping ends thereof, cannot do so sufficiently to remove said ends from the holes in the shackles, because of saidtool striking .the outer edges of said openings.

I claim:

1;-A seal fastening, comprising a casing having separated openings in its peripheral wall, a U-shaped shackle having an opening in each arm, partitions within said casing forming two separated channels receiving said shackle arms and having openings, and

loose springs in loop form within said casing and normally engaging said partit-ions above the openings therein; 'whereby upon said springs being pushed itorwardly by said shackle arms entering said channels, the extremities of said springs shall enter the cpenin s in said partitions and shackle arms 'and loc said arms to said partitions. v

2. A seal fastening, comprising a casing formed of two ilanged portions secured one within the other and having openings in their anges, a plate therein having on one side transverse partitions forming two channels, each of said partitions having an o en ing near its inner end, loose springs in oop form Within said casing,'and a shackle entering said channels through the openings in said casing ianges and having an opening in each arm: the said parts being constructed and arranged so that said springs may be placed across the inner ends ot' said channels with their separated extremities resiliently engaging the outer sides of said partitions above the openings in said partitions, and upon said springs being pushed forwardly by said shackle passing through said channels, said extremities shall enter the openings in said partit-ions and said shackle arms and lock said shackle ,to said partitions.

3. A seal fastening, comprising a casing, a y

plate therein having on one side integral partitions produced y suitably cutting and bending said plate and forlnin tWo chann nels, each of said partitions having an opening near its inner end, loose springs in loop form within said casing, and a shackle en tering said channels through the openings in said casing flanges and having an opening in each arm: the said parts being constructed and arranged so that said springs may be placed across the inner ends of said channels With their separated extremities resiliently engaging the outer sides of said partitions above the openings in said partltions, and upon said sp1-ings being ushed for wardly by said shackle passing t rough said channels, said extremities shall enter the openings in said partitions and said shackle arms and lock said shackle to said partitions.

In testimony whereof I haveratlixed my signature 1n presence of two Witnesses.

Witnesses: L

GERTRUDE T. PORTER, l MAY T. MCGARRY.

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